I haven't read the book, but in the synopsis I did see (and that posted excerpt), it seems including that part would skirt extremely closely to bat Fear & Loathing country.
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 30 September 2021 00:26 (three years ago) link
That sentence is a perfect example of why I've never been able to finish Gravity's Rainbow.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Thursday, 30 September 2021 00:44 (three years ago) link
On a different note, this cleared up what I thought was just a psychedelic choice for naming a record store:
It’s from a self-deprecating joke by the comedy-folk duo Bud and Travis, who joke around the 9:30 mark of this video that one of their vinyl records is so unsuccessful that it’s being marketed as “licorice pizza” — since records are black and round.
― ... (Eazy), Thursday, 30 September 2021 03:31 (three years ago) link
Also initials L. P.
― Hans Holbein (Chinchilla Volapük), Thursday, 30 September 2021 04:09 (three years ago) link
i like hard eight. it’s not his best, maybe even in his bottom 3. but it’s really good imho. i love philip baker hall
― flopson, Thursday, 30 September 2021 07:12 (three years ago) link
i get why a quirky LA neo-noir about people fucking up wasn’t the most original concept 3 years after pulp fiction. but it’s still a lot of fun
― flopson, Thursday, 30 September 2021 07:15 (three years ago) link
We have soundtrack: https://pitchfork.com/news/paul-thomas-anderson-licorice-pizza-soundtrack-announced/
― Les hommes de bonbons (cryptosicko), Friday, 12 November 2021 00:07 (two years ago) link
Barabajagal, yessss
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Friday, 12 November 2021 00:27 (two years ago) link
Well...He transformed some real junk in Boogie Nights, so anything's possible. (I can see him doing something memorable with "Diamond Girl.") Underwhelming, though. "My Ding-a-Ling" for Chuck Berry? That's insulting (and irredeemable, I'm guessing).
― clemenza, Friday, 12 November 2021 00:30 (two years ago) link
(I see it's a version from 1967 with the Steve Miller Band. So maybe it started out life sounding like Chuck Berry's supposed to sound.)
― clemenza, Friday, 12 November 2021 00:36 (two years ago) link
Kind of wishing there was more Have A Nice Day junk tbh, like I can totally see him doing something great with "How Do You Do?" or "Chick-A-Boom". Related: I really wish the trailer had been cut to Dwight Twilley's "I'm On Fire"...but then again I wish all trailers were cut to that.
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 12 November 2021 01:47 (two years ago) link
Would look forward to either of those first two, basically the equivalent of what he did with "Sister Christian," "Driver's Seat," and Apollo 100's "Joy."
― clemenza, Friday, 12 November 2021 02:13 (two years ago) link
This looks like it’ll be fun.
― Legalize Suburban Benches (Raymond Cummings), Saturday, 13 November 2021 02:06 (two years ago) link
Maybe he's paying tribute to the Canadian film Paperback Hero (1:15:45) with "If You Could Read My Mind," the one song on that list I unreservedly love (also used memorably in Mr. Robot).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ig2EL6WBEs
― clemenza, Saturday, 13 November 2021 02:15 (two years ago) link
Walter Chaw: https://www.filmfreakcentral.net/ffc/2021/11/licorice-pizza-ghostbusters-afterlife.html
― Les hommes de bonbons (cryptosicko), Tuesday, 23 November 2021 02:30 (two years ago) link
I rewatched Inherent Vice, hoping that I would like it without the burden of expectations. I liked it a little more, but was stunned several times upon realizing there was still x much time left. "45 minutes? fuck..."
The original viewing put me off so much that I avoided the Phantom Thread. I also have a mild problem with costume dramas, but I should probably have a go at it. Licorice Pizza has me hopeful.
― Cow_Art, Tuesday, 23 November 2021 02:44 (two years ago) link
I also have a mild problem with costume dramas, but I should probably have a go at it. Licorice Pizza has me hopeful.
A movie set in the 1970s *is* a costume drama.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Tuesday, 23 November 2021 02:46 (two years ago) link
Yeah, what's a costume drama?
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 23 November 2021 02:48 (two years ago) link
I watched Inherent Vice again recently, and somehow the pacing and tone settled in a lot better than on the first viewing. I don't think I had inappropriate expectations when I first saw it, but maybe having a vague memory about what was about to happen allowed me to pay more attention to what was occurring in the moment.
― Halfway there but for you, Tuesday, 23 November 2021 03:03 (two years ago) link
― A Pile of Ants (Boring, Maryland), Tuesday, 23 November 2021 03:13 (two years ago) link
MOVIE REVIEWS
'Licorice Pizza' Is Paul Thomas Anderson's 1970s Power Ballad - and the Funkiest Love Story of the YearA spiritual prequel to 'Punch Drunk Love,' the filmmaker's look back at a bygone era couldn't be more personal — or have better performers at its centerHave not read rest; ads are fucking w my computer:https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/licorice-
― dow, Wednesday, 24 November 2021 19:10 (two years ago) link
Were there 1970s power ballads? "Fade Away and Radiate"?
― dow, Wednesday, 24 November 2021 19:11 (two years ago) link
Kiss's "Beth" The 70s were full of them.
― nickn, Wednesday, 24 November 2021 19:28 (two years ago) link
Styx "Lady" comes to mind
― J. Sam, Wednesday, 24 November 2021 19:42 (two years ago) link
Dust in the Wind
― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 24 November 2021 19:49 (two years ago) link
Buncha Elton: "Candle In The Wind"; "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me"; "Levon" etc.
PLUS THE FUCKIN' EAGLES
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 24 November 2021 19:55 (two years ago) link
BOB GODDAMN SEGER
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 24 November 2021 19:56 (two years ago) link
read a positive review of this which confirmed my lack of desire to see it
― Nedlene Grendel as Basenji Holmo (map), Wednesday, 24 November 2021 19:58 (two years ago) link
LYNRYD SHITKICKIN' SKYNYRD
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 24 November 2021 19:58 (two years ago) link
Yeah but the 'power' in power ballad connotes an explosion of electric guitars and thundering drums
Otherwise it's just a ballad
― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 24 November 2021 19:59 (two years ago) link
ELECTRIC MELLONFARMIN' LIGHT ORCHESTRA
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 24 November 2021 20:00 (two years ago) link
Some if not all of those bands did that.
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 24 November 2021 20:02 (two years ago) link
Ballads are Ballads but part of the "Power" is the showstopping, reach for the rafters sing-along chorus.
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 24 November 2021 20:04 (two years ago) link
ANTHEMS
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 24 November 2021 20:06 (two years ago) link
Possibly substitute Queen for ELO.
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 24 November 2021 20:09 (two years ago) link
Juice Newton - “ Angel of the Morning” is a total 70’s powerballad
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 24 November 2021 20:12 (two years ago) link
candle in the wind is just a ballad imo
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 24 November 2021 20:13 (two years ago) link
I've always maintained that Whitesnake's Here I Go Again is just a rewrite of Angel of the Morning
― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 24 November 2021 20:18 (two years ago) link
Whoa Juice has kind of a crazy-eyed Kate Bush thing going here... pretty awesome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTzGMEfbnAw
― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 24 November 2021 20:22 (two years ago) link
Nazareth: "Love Hurts" so good (their covers of "Hollis Brown" proto-folk-metal ritualizm, the Joni cover, though blanking on title, more ov a power folkie-ballad)(they should have done "Candle In The Wind," then it would have been proper power ballad) But I was thinking more "tasteful romantic move by 80s metal etc."
― dow, Wednesday, 24 November 2021 21:35 (two years ago) link
Joni cover = "This Flight Tonight"
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 24 November 2021 22:35 (two years ago) link
Ramones had a few!
― clemenza, Wednesday, 24 November 2021 23:06 (two years ago) link
For an acoustic guy, Cat Stevens had a ton of these.
― ... (Eazy), Thursday, 25 November 2021 01:02 (two years ago) link
Licorice Pizza Love Jams
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 25 November 2021 01:17 (two years ago) link
I don't even own a Film Twitter, but sorta surprised the grievance Chaw had that's getting run with is the age difference thing and not the racial thing, but OTOH I guess the former is easier to address without having yet seen the movie.
― Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 25 November 2021 01:22 (two years ago) link
Between the trailers for THE TENDER BAR and LICORICE PIZZA this weekend, I was deeply irritated with lovingly recreated 70s scuzz. So of course AFI Silver just announced a 70mm screening of LP for this Saturday evening. (It previously was scheduled to open there Christmas Day; no word on analog or digital format.) Decisions, decisions.
― Infanta Terrible (j.lu), Monday, 6 December 2021 18:36 (two years ago) link
goddamn i hated this so much. what a bullshit white dude nostalgia trip. and im a jew that grew up in the valley! it should have hit different. oh well.
― kurt schwitterz, Monday, 6 December 2021 18:44 (two years ago) link
These types of films aren't always (or even usually) aimed at people who shared in their era, experience, geography, etc.
― we need outrage! we need dicks!! (the table is the table), Tuesday, 7 December 2021 21:12 (two years ago) link
As in, I can totally see hating it, especially if your experience has some parallels in the movie itself.
I also haven't seen it, though. I'm speaking more "generally."
― we need outrage! we need dicks!! (the table is the table), Tuesday, 7 December 2021 21:13 (two years ago) link
goddamn i hated this so much. what a bullshit white dude nostalgia trip. and im a jew that grew up in the valley! it should have hit different. oh well.― kurt schwitterz, Monday, December 6, 2021 6:44 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
― kurt schwitterz, Monday, December 6, 2021 6:44 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
this is what it looked like to me, i'm going to avoid it.
some review was talking about it portraying scrappy small business owners and that's when i decided no thanks, i'd rather watch train cab footage at home.
― Nedlene Grendel as Basenji Holmo (map), Tuesday, 7 December 2021 21:46 (two years ago) link